Waking up early on a Saturday morning just so we could catch our favorite cartoon tune in on time had its own charm back in ...

NEW YORK – It was a ritual many fondly remember: getting up early Saturday morning, pouring a bowl of some Technicolor cereal, snuggling up to the TV and waiting for the cartoons to begin.

Saturday morning cartoons weren’t just a part of childhood ... In many ways, Saturday mornings were an early classroom in creativity, nurturing minds in a way that was both subtle and powerful.

Saturday morning cartoons were the only reason to wake up early in the ’80s. Growing up, we did not have a television so I would be at my best friend’s door (much to the disappointment of his ...